Job Description

Overview / Responsibilities

Wood is currently recruiting for a Mechanical Technical Professional V (Wood Group USA, Inc., Houston, TX., who will serve as Subject Matter Expert for Fired Equipment in North America. Consult Fired Equipment needs/clarifications to Wood\xe2\x80\x99s global offices.

Other responibilities will include:

• Plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates all phases of engineering work for Onshore/Offshore Upstream, Midstream, and Downstream projects.
• Performs work that involves conventional engineering practice but may require innovative solution for complex features such as resolving conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials and / or difficult coordination requirements.
• Plans, co-ordinates or prepares equipment or work specifications, material requisition, bid evaluations and award recommendations for fired equipment.
• Coordinates engineering efforts in assigned areas between specialty and other engineering groups or disciplines, with the client, suppliers, and contractors and between other groups.
• Leads technical role over other engineers or project subgroups for completing specific tasks.
• Communicates complex technical issues and recommends solutions to project management.
• Facilitates technical discussions with third parties (clients, suppliers, regulators).
• Reviews/analyses bids and makes technical recommendations.
• Conducts reviews of vendor drawings, datasheets, calculations and other documentations.
• Prepares or assists in preparation of conceptual studies, designs, reports, or proposals.
• Prepares or assists in the preparation of cost estimates, quantity take-offs and equipment count for proposals, forecasts and change orders.
• Reviews and checks work of other engineers.

Skills / Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field and 10 years of experience in job offered or a related occupation.

Position also requires:

• 10 years of Fired Equipment or Combustion related experience, including at least 5 years in the Oil & Gas industry;
• Experience with different types of fired / combustion equipment, their associated controls and Burner Management Systems, and associated ASME codes and API standards used in the Oil, Gas, & Chemicals Industry, including fired heaters / furnaces, flares (elevated/ground), thermal oxidizers, boilers, and WHRU / HRSGs as a minimum;
• Experience specifying equipment, evaluating bids and reviewing vendor drawings for such equipment;
• Experience in thermal design and the use of FRNC-5 heater simulation program or an equivalent industry standard simulation software;
• Experience assisting in the preparation of Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (PID) and Material Selection Guides / Drawings (MSG / MSD), as well as participation in model reviews;
• Industry and technology experience in LNG (APCI / ConocoPhillips / Chart), Refining / Coker, Petrochemical (Cracker, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, PVC, VCM, PTA, PET), and Gas Processing industries;
• Experience in equipment walkdowns, reviews at vendor shops including attendance and approval of Burner Tests and Factory Acceptance Tests, and a working knowledge of transportation & logistics, field installation, and commissioning activities for fired equipment;
• Applying knowledge of associated systems, calculations, equipment, plant layout, and materials for the development of project deliverables within the discipline;
• Working autonomously with minimal direct supervision of day-to-day tasks to meet project goals and manage cost, schedule, and reporting of associated scope while having a thorough knowledge of inter-discipline interfaces, deliverables / milestones, and the combined project schedule; and
• Providing training on fired equipment to other staff on an associated project as well as more formally for the Mechanical Engineering department.

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

John Wood Group